Welcome to Freneau ...

Freneau is located in Monmouth County<1>.

The location of Freneau has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freneau, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Freneau is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Freneau lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Freneau ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities near Freneau ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Freneau.

• Elizabeth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Bayonne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• New Brunswick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• Perth Amboy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perth Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
  • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
• Plainfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
• Linden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
• Long Branch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
• Rahway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rahway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
  • Rahway is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
• Westfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 people
• Asbury Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Freneau. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freneau.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Freneau. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freneau.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Freneau. See our Newspapers Page for Freneau.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freneau ...

Looking for more information about Freneau? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Freneau, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Freneau.

Adding Freneau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freneau in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Freneau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Freneau post office opened in 1889.

We also found Freneau in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freneau.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freneau. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/